cronies
Example Sentences
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The world will be a better place when statesmen and their cronies routinely submit their strategic brainstorms to an LLM, free of wishful thinking or tunnel vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Many farms ended up in the hands of government or ruling party cronies while some fell into neglect.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
While Charles had spent years getting closer to nature, and getting mocked for it, Andrew had been getting closer to Epstein and his cronies.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Some have tried—Sirius Black and his cronies, Fred and George Weasley.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
